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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
any
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
arm-chair
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
arrested
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
artistic
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
call
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
cannot
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
chase
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
clues
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
come
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
Davenant
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
difficult
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
dogged
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
down
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
enough
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
envisaging
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
exonerate
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
facts
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
flower
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
found
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
greets
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
head
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
hunting
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
inquiry
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
inspiration
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
intellectual
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
lane
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
least
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
left
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
lovers
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
make
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
mark
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
Merely
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
moments
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
Mordaunt
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
most
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
only
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
out
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
own
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
positive
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
problem
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
quarries
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
Reeves
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
round
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
sat
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
sight
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
sitting
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
solved
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
some
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
substituted
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
sufficient
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
talks
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
there
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From this reading But there are moments in an intellectual inquiry when inspiration can only come to us from dogged envisaging of the facts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
time
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From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself For some time after they had left, Mordaunt Reeves sat in his arm-chair hunting that most difficult of quarries, an intellectual inspiration.
towel
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
two
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
victim
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From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
wet
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
will-power
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From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
wills
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From this reading Merely artistic inspiration greets us when it wills, at the sight of a flower or of two lovers in a lane—we cannot chase it or make it come to our call.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Such was the point at which Reeves found himself; his clues were sufficient to exonerate, in his own mind at least, the arrested Davenant; they were not yet positive enough to mark out any victim who could be substituted.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A merely intellectual problem can be solved by will-power, by sitting down to it with a wet towel round your head.
